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Claim: A photograph authentically shows Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates attending the 2024 Paris Olympics. As the Paris Olympics commenced in July 2024, a photograph of Bill Gates seemingly in attendance went viral on Reddit. Commenters noted that the billionaire and Microsoft co-founder looked …
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Claim: Former U.S. President Donald Trump once suggested that people inject bleach or other disinfectants into their bodies to treat COVID-19. What’s True During an April 2020 media briefing, Trump did ask members of the government’s coronavirus task force to look into whether disinfectants could …
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Claim: Bill Gates has funded experiments to block out the sun. What’s True Since 2007, Bill Gates has funded research initiatives that, in part, provide grants for experiments related to solar radiation management — a form of geoengineering controversially proposed as a last-ditch solution to …
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Claim: An old Christmas picture of Michelle Obama with cropped hair and masculine features standing with her future husband, Barack Obama, is an authentic photograph of the future first lady. On July 2, 2024, X user @TRobinsonNewEra posted (archived) a dated, doctored picture showing former U.S. …
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Claim: A video authentically shows CNN’s David Chalian referring to former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama as “Big Mike.” In late June 2024, online users shared a video claiming the clip showed CNN’s David Chalian, who serves as the network’s vice president of political coverage and political …
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Claim: On the final full day of his administration, then-U.S. President Donald Trump awarded Dr. Anthony Fauci with a presidential commendation for his “exceptional efforts on Operation Warp Speed,” the administration’s project to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s June 3, …
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Claim: Bill Gates has funded experiments to block out the sun. What’s True Since 2007, Bill Gates has funded research initiatives that, in part, provide grants for experiments related to solar radiation management — a form of geoengineering controversially proposed as a last-ditch solution to …
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Claim: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faked 99% of reported deaths from COVID-19. On May 14, 2024, a rumor went viral on X, claiming that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faked 99% of reported deaths from COVID-19. As of this writing, the post had gained more than …
Read MoreClaim: The Rockefeller family established the World Health Organization in the 1940s in order to conduct eugenics research. Context The Rockefeller Foundation did support eugenics research in the early 1900s. However, it played no part in founding the World Health Organization. On May 2, 2024, the …
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Claim: The silhouette of a person’s head used as the default profile icon for Microsoft Outlook 2010 was based on a police mug shot taken of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 1977. The outline of the default profile icon for Microsoft Outlook’s 2010 program has long been compared to the silhouette …
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